Cooley energy team jumps to Mercer Thompson

Five Cooley LLP attorneys have moved to Atlanta-based Mercer Thompson LLC and are establishing a Mercer Thompson practice in D.C.

They include Tom Amis, who chaired Cooley's clean energy and technologies practice, and Nik Patel, both of which join Mercer Thompson as partners. Renu Gupta and Rusty Brewer move from Cooley to Mercer Thompson as of counsel and Mauricio Posadas joins as an associate.

"Our added presence in D.C. allows us a front-row seat to the major energy regulatory, financial and policy decisions being made in our nation's capital," said Mercer Thompson chairman John Mercer.

Amis has focused on the renewable energy sector. Patel has focused on project development and finance, renewable energy policy, carbon management and clean energy technology.

Mercer Thompson, founded in 2009, now has 17 attorneys in Atlanta and Washington.